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• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Information
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Figures
• From the Field
• Series editors’ preface
• Acknowledgements for the fifth edition
• Introduction
• Reference
• 1 Sources of Japanese identity: Historical and mythological foundations of Japan
• Introduction
• Geographical and archaeological identity
• Mythological origins of Japan
• Chinese historical accounts of the ancient period
• Japanese history recorded: the aristocratic age
• Feudalism and bushidō
• The Tokugawa (or Edo) Period
• From the Meiji Period (1868–1912) to the Second World War
• From the Field: The introduction of modern science and technology
• Defeat and success
• Identity in a globalised Japan
• References and further reading
• 2 The house and family system
• Introduction
• The ie
• Relations between ie
• The ie’s legal demise
• The religious charter
• Domestic arrangements
• Interpersonal relations between the generations
• Male–female relations
• From the Field: Views of housewives in contemporary Japan
• The family as a model
• References and further reading
• 3 Socialisation and classification
• Introduction
• Uchi and soto
• Tatemae and honne
• Harmony: reciprocity and hierarchy
• Reciprocity
• Hierarchy
• Kindergarten: equality
• Peer group pressure
• Cooperation
• Self-development
• Self in the world
• From the Field: Food allergies, illness and personhood in Japan
• The body and health in Japan
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 4 Community and neighbourhood
• Introduction
• Japan’s administrative divisions
• Rural community life
• Urban neighbourhoods
• Decline and regeneration of community life
• From the Field: Rebuilding community life in rural Japan: the case of Tomonoura
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 5 The education system
• Introduction
• Comprehensive education for all
• Selection for high school and beyond
• Inequality and supplementary provision
• From the Field: Local government involvement with education
• School and social divisions
• Higher education
• Educational reform
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 6 Status, hierarchy and ethnic diversity
• Introduction
• Expressions of hierarchy in modern Japan
• Hierarchy in Japanese history
• Marginality, ethnicity and continuing status differentials
• From the Field: New Chinese socialities in Japan
• Broader principles of hierarchical order
• Relativity
• Ranking within social groups
• Status in the wider world and the influence of gender
• Status manipulation — wrapping
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 7 Religious influences
• Introduction
• Shinto
• Buddhism
• From the Field: Buddhist lifelines during the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake
• Folk religion, Taoism and healing
• Confucianism
• Christianity
• ‘New religions’ and ‘new’ new religions
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 8 Ritual and the life cycle
• Introduction
• Birth and childhood
• Entry into adulthood
• Marriage
• Years of calamity (yakudoshi)
• Retirement and old age
• From the Field: Coping with the spirits of unsettled death
• Death and memorial celebrations
• Syncretic aspects of life-cycle ceremonies
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 9 Opportunities for working life
• Introduction
• Company and public employment
• From the Field: Women with professional careers in Japan’s male-dominated corporate world
• Small and medium enterprises
• Family occupations
• Social security provisions
• Women’s careers
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 10 Arts, entertainment and leisure
• Introduction
• History and social organisation within the arts
• From the Field: A puff of fairy dust: drag queens of the Osaka stage
• Accomplishments and ‘popular culture’
• Geisha and the water trade (mizu shōbai)
• Cool Japan, youth and popular entertainment
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 11 Government and the craft of politics
• Introduction
• Government institutions
• From the Field: Contested emperorship
• Electoral system
• The parties and some recent realignment
• Politicians and their paths to success
• Popular participation in politics
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• 12 The legal system and social control in a global world
• Introduction
• Laws and courts
• Alternative responses to dispute
• Positive methods of maintaining order
• From the Field: The Great Eastern Japan Disaster of 2011: how it damaged social control and social trust
• The police system
• Organised crime
• Global dimension
• Conclusion
• References and further reading
• Conclusion
• From the Field: The world in Japan
• References and further reading
• Index